Memo-1205

Type:

Bach Statue

Title:

Bach Statue, near the Bachhaus, Eisenach

Description:

This is a monument to Bach located near the Bachhaus, the Bach museum, in Eisenach, Germany. This monument consists of a Bach statue which sits on top of the base with an inscription of JOH. SEB. BACH (The J in the inscription looks like I). It faces an area called "Frauenplan." The monument is surrounded by a beautiful flower garden. Note in the center of the fence surrounding the garden Bach's seal (Bachs Siegel) without a crown on top.
The Bach statue constructed in 1884 by Adolf von Donndorf and erected in front of the Georgenkirche at the Marktplatz. In 1938 the Bach statue, minus its original pedestal, was moved to the Frauenplan.

Measures:

Creator:

Adolf von Donndorf (1884)

Comments:

See: Guide to Bach Tour: Eisenach

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J.S. Bach - Eisenach - the original statue at the Market-Place

Source/Links: Bach Statue in Eisenach (Tomoko Yamafoto)
Contributor: Aryeh Oron (December 2007)